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Exploracation: Vegas, Baby: Of Clubs, See-Thru Showers & Riding High
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Explore, or Expire! Vegas, Baby: Of Clubs, See-Thru Showers and Riding High. Victor Drai seems to have the appetite to take over the world. A man obsessed with creating theatrical spaces, Drai (film producer, Weekend at Bernie’s, The Man with One Red Shoe) has been behind trendy hotspots like Drai’s After Hours Club, and Tryst, both in Las Vegas, and Rare on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, but his latest offering, Drai's Beachclub Nightclub at The Cromwell. Positioned atop The Cromwell on the 11. Celebrity TV...
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Exploracation: A Good (historical) Night’s Sleep: Berkeley Springs Part 1
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Explore, or Expire! A Good (historical) Night’s Sleep: Berkeley Springs Part 1. At the Apple Butter Festival. Travel through the U.S. east coast and you’ll inevitably see “. Slept here” written somewhere, if not most everywhere. But our first president actually did sleep in. Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. In fact he named the town. Each February the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting. Think this is some goofy water tasting event? Is where you’ll find 35 local artists from the area. ...Is one ...
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Exploracation: Gorging on Wine: The Tasting Rooms of the Columbia River Gorge
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Explore, or Expire! Gorging on Wine: The Tasting Rooms of the Columbia River Gorge. Lines, real or imaginary, are critical to identifying states, nations and even vineyards. The Columbia Gorge AVA. States, became an official American Viticultural Area in 2009 and over 30 grape varieties are in the ground. The Columbia Gorge may not a wine area you’ve even heard of;. Nathan Ziegler at his vineyard. River, an hour east of. Is short on wine, but long on enthusiasm for wine and. Who uses fruit from both.
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Exploracation: Of Water, Washington, and the Virgin Mary: Berkeley Springs Part 2
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Explore, or Expire! Of Water, Washington, and the Virgin Mary: Berkeley Springs Part 2. Small, unassuming Berkeley Springs, located in the panhandle of West Virginia, might not seem like much of anything besides a dot on the map. As I’ve written about before however ( HERE. This small burg has a history dating back to our first president, George Washington, and what we most know about Berkeley Springs is actually derived from the journals of George Washington himself. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Exploracation: SoO: The Wines of Southern Oregon
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Explore, or Expire! SoO: The Wines of Southern Oregon. There is a saying that when people think of Oregon, they think of the three “Ps” - Portland, Precipitation and Pinot. Yes, there is rain; yes, Portland is the largest city in the state, and yes the main wine coming from here is Pinot Noir. But Oregon, specifically Southern Oregon. Produce wine of greater diversity than Willamette. 8220;Pinot Noir is too expensive and Chardonnay is what my mom drinks,” Rob Folin of Folin Cellars. His sentiment is expr...
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Boozehoundz: The Wisdom of Solomon: Pinot Noir, Biblical Style
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AUTHORITY, NOT ATTITUDE - Reviews of wines, spirits, beers, tasting rooms, bars and events. Monday, April 6, 2015. The Wisdom of Solomon: Pinot Noir, Biblical Style. I love getting excited by wine and, since I have a lot of wine in my life as a professional wine writer and wine judge, I don’t get excited by a lot of what I sample (sadly). But then I stumbled across a cool little number, in this case the 2012 Solomon Hills Pinot Noir. From Rusack Vineyards,. Labels: Flying goat Cellars. With the temps hea...
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Boozehoundz: Beer-Tails
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AUTHORITY, NOT ATTITUDE - Reviews of wines, spirits, beers, tasting rooms, bars and events. Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Has been on planet Earth for thousands of years, it comes as a weird surprise there isn’t much in the way of cocktails actually made with beer – like it’s some sort of anomaly (yeah, like wine coolers were a good idea). Until now. Howard and Ashley Stelzer’s new book, Beer Cocktails. With one, and not Heineken. 1295/Harvard Common Press (hardback). 4 Bonz – Good Dog! NOTE: All beverages are t...
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Boozehoundz: Drink Like a Mad Man - 10 Classic Cocktails From Mad Men
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AUTHORITY, NOT ATTITUDE - Reviews of wines, spirits, beers, tasting rooms, bars and events. Monday, April 13, 2015. Drink Like a Mad Man - 10 Classic Cocktails From Mad Men. Brandi Boles prepares the cocktails at Tom Bergins. A great cocktail, you can still order. There are many different versions around. The best strike a balance between the spice, the tomato and the booze making for a multi-dimensional drink. When two booze pioneers opened bars almost simultaneously: Don The Beachcomber in Hollywood, a...
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Boozehoundz: A Rum Diary
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AUTHORITY, NOT ATTITUDE - Reviews of wines, spirits, beers, tasting rooms, bars and events. Tuesday, January 31, 2012. I fell in love with rum when I visited. And blended my own rum at the Destileria Serrallés, which is, alas, not open to the public (yes it’s way cool! The Ron Matusalem Gran Reserva Rum. Originally, and who cares as it’s now made in the. Bacardi too was first made in Cuba, but now it’s Puerto Rico. And? The point is this: should you spend your money on it? 30/750, Alc. 40%. I didn’...